Media Journal: Review on Newspaper Article

Internet: Daily Telegraph website
Topic: Expensive tickets keep locals out of the Olympic Games
Published: August 11, 2008 12:00am
Article From: The Daily Telegraph

The issues raised are:- The ticket prices are to expensive even for locals to afford.
- The security is to tight and strict.
- Locals and tourists can only get a glimpse of the buildings, they can't get up close.
-"The tickets are very expensive. Everybody should have the chance to share the happiness of at least seeing the buildings up close, but we're excited to be here anyway," Paolin Yang, Wuhan City, Northern China.
- Scalping to get tickets is illegal.

The Media Techniques used:

The use of background research to present examples of costs for the Games, comparing facts and statistics i.e- comparing the Australian and Chinese currencies, interviews with locals and their comments quoted.

The fairness and completeness of the presentation:

The article was very opinionated and one-sided, there were no comments from other sources. It was presented in such a way that would cause speculation and controversy but was also open to the idea of it, for example, stirring the honey pot. Also is was reported informally as there was no real flow just brief comments and facts pasted together. However overall it was a critical read and quite descriptive.

The form of presentation and reasons why the issues were presented in such a way:

- It was presented in a objective and derogatory manner that was against the actions of the Beijing Olympic Games staff, i.e, the way the reporter cleverly contradicted the Olympic Games motto and included the efforts that others had to go to just to see the games.

Some information was sourced and reviewed from the article on The Daily Telegraph Website http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,,24166281-5014104,00.html